There’s a new addition at Descanso Gardens, courtesy of La Crescenta resident Elisabeth Hales and her Girl Scout Gold Award project. The 16-year-old CV High School junior designed and constructed a decomposed granite path leading from the west parking lot, through the picnic area to the welcome center. Descanso Gardens director of Horticulture and Garden […]
By Mary O’KEEFE LASD-Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station are investigating an early morning robbery that occurred at 6 a.m. today at a home in the 2700 block of Mary Street. “A [female resident] woke up to someone rummaging through her closet,” said Lt. Mark Slater. “A brief struggle ensued.” The woman apparently got up to confront […]
Goodbye to an Old Friend Like most everyone, I approach the New Year with an attitude of anticipation. While looking back at 2017 and recognizing some truly positive events, I cannot ignore those things that were sad and even painful. As we were preparing to head to Texas in December for Danny’s graduation from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It began in 2015 as a winter gift to the community children from the Los Angeles County Dept. of Parks and Recreation, an unusual gift for Southern California children – a gift of snow. “It’s one last holiday celebration,” said Sussy Nemer, LA County Supervisor spokeswoman. Initially, LA County Fifth District Supervisor […]
SMART DriverTEK Workshops There are two SMART DriverTek workshops scheduled this month in La Crescenta. The first one is Saturday, Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. at the American Legion, Post 288, 4011 La Crescenta Ave. The second one is Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Bob Smith Toyota, 3333 Foothill Blvd. These are free […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When a person hears the word “cancer” from their doctor there are many different types of reactions. There is fear, anger, disbelief and dread. But imagine going to doctors and no one says it – even though you know it’s there. Then finally a doctor confirms what you already knew. Then a […]
By Brian CHERNICK City of Glendale officials agreed to pay over half a million dollars in a settlement with a former police lieutenant who filed a lawsuit against the city alleging she was denied a promotion due to her race and gender. Ludmilla Abrahamian served as a lieutenant for Glendale police since 2010 and filed […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When the rains poured down this week around the Southland focus was on the hillsides affected by recent wildfires. Mudslides, like the ones that came after the Station Fire, follow many fires, and are the one-two punch from Mother Nature that everyone dreads – and fears. In addition to flooding from water […]
By Charly SHELTON This year’s calendar is populated with all kinds of astronomical events, from meteor showers to eclipses and more. But our local space center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada, has even more events to look out for in this year’s sky. “JPL is incredibly busy. We have more work than ever, fabulous […]
After months of intense work, these cadets conquered fears, challenges and struggles to graduate with Class XX. By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday, 28 members of the Verdugo Fire Academy Class XX graduated after 12 months of classes. These included 900 hours of instruction in areas including firefighting survival, aerial ladder, live fire, ventilation, ladders and […]